6/20 @ Land of 10,000 Mistakes

[redsoxrules]

Good stuff from Crawford!

[vegasbob]

When Yoshi is slashing the ball to the left side , he is a much better hitter than the rollover tops to the right side.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice piece of hitting there.

[redsoxrules]

Good oppo hitting this inning!

[vegasbob]

The oppo field bat control by Yoshi, Arroyo and Wong is amazing. Where did these guys come from?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Wong doesn't go long, but gets the job done.

[Jasonbay44]

Christian Arroyo is having a nice game

 

Good start by Crawford

 

Hopefully bullpen can hold this

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Fine job tonight by Kutter Krawford.

[d-money]

Gotta throw strikes with a 3 run lead.

[d-money]

Gallo is terrible lol.

[Jasonbay44]

Didn’t Gallo blame the shift for his low batting average every year?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

That Gallo is still playing is further proof there's too many teams in MLB.

[notin]

I meant the royal "We" , TalkSoxers in general. You are too precise to slice and dice a nice guy like Christian A., who does have some ability.

 

Everyone likes his ability; we hate his fragility…

[notin]

Didn’t Gallo blame the shift for his low batting average every year?

 

Gallo? Not that I heard. But many analysts did..

[Jasonbay44]

Gallo? Not that I heard. But many analysts did..

 

“I get the defensive strategies. I do. I am 100 percent not against that… But I think at some point, you have to fix the game a little bit…” Gallo said. “I don’t understand how I’m supposed to hit a double or triple when I have six guys standing in the outfield.”

 

I just had to look it up and he apparently blamed a lot of his Yankees struggles on the shift lol

[notin]

That Gallo is still playing is further proof there's too many teams in MLB.

 

1. He’s only 29.

2. His best attribute is his RF defense, but the Twins don’t play him there…

Edited June 21, 2023 by notin

[notin]

“I get the defensive strategies. I do. I am 100 percent not against that… But I think at some point, you have to fix the game a little bit…” Gallo said. “I don’t understand how I’m supposed to hit a double or triple when I have six guys standing in the outfield.”

 

I just had to look it up and he apparently blamed a lot of his Yankees struggles on the shift lol

 

Kind of silly. His struggles begin an end with his 30+ K%. He probably lost a few hits that way but he‘s only topped .210 twice in his career…

[vegasbob]

Hey Raffy got (a) hit or did he ?

[redsoxrules]

Nice break there

[Jasonbay44]

Arroyo is having the game of his life

[redsoxrules]

What a night by Arroyo

[Jasonbay44]

Kind of silly. His struggles begin an end with his 30+ K%. He probably lost a few hits that way but he‘s only topped .210 twice in his career…

 

Yeah I think his biggest issue is always that he cannot make consistent contact. The shift doesn’t impact that

[notin]

Arroyo is having the game of his life

 

Can he get the triple?

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

1. He’s only 29.

2. His best attribute is his RF defense, but the Twins don’t play him there…

 

I posted that Gallo was 'further proof.' There's much more proof out there to support my argument. But it's not just baseball, the other 3 major sports suffer the same problem. If it's a choice between money and quality, money wins every time.

[Jasonbay44]

Can he get the triple?

 

This stadium can cause some weird bounces, so I wouldn’t rule it out.

[notin]

I posted that Gallo was 'further proof.' There's much more proof out there to support my argument. But it's not just baseball, the other 3 major sports suffer the same problem. If it's a choice between money and quality, money wins every time.

 

I did campaign for Gallo this off-season, as after Betts he’s probably the best candidate to defend RF at Fenway. I can live with a .200 BA if it comes with Gold Glove defense…

[iortiz]

Arroyo is having the game of his life

 

OTOH, Kike?

 

Why is he still in this team?

[notin]

OTOH, Kike?

 

Why is he still in this team?

 

There are 10,000,000 reasons…

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX have much improved on RISP tonight, even though they scored 9 last night.

[vegasbob]

What a night by Arroyo

 

Reyes gets Wally Pipped, but that leaves Kike at SS. Can't Arroyo play short ?